Pride Month in San Francisco Ends With Restrained Celebrations and Retrospection
The pandemic forced the big parade down Market Street to be canceled again but many used the day to reflect on the greater meaning of Pride beyond the party.
The pandemic forced the big parade down Market Street to be canceled again but many used the day to reflect on the greater meaning of Pride beyond the party.
A look back at Pride celebrations from the KPIX 5 archives
San Francisco's famous pride parade is not happening for the second year in a row, but there are still plenty of celebrations to be had.
As thousands celebrated Pride Weekend in San Francisco, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and others took time Saturday to mark the 6th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark marriage equality ruling.
While the SF Pride parade down Market Street remains on hold until next year, a fully reopened San Francisco means this year's festivities will certainly be louder than last year's.
President Biden declared "Pride is back at the White House," delivering remarks in a day of events intended to mark the contributions of LGBT Americans.
Carl Nassib, a defensive lineman for the Las Vegas Raiders, became the first active NFL player in league's 100-plus year history to come out as gay.
This year's Pride Celebration roared into San Francisco Friday evening, punctuated by the rumble of motorcycles from Dykes on Bikes, on the first-ever Pride Movie Night at Oracle Park.
On Friday evening, San Francisco Pride will host the first of two movie nights at Oracle Park.
In June 1970, gay rights activists gathered at Aquatic Park near Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco. About 30 gay men, lesbians, and transgender individuals – then called by the press "hair faeries" - took part in San Francisco's first Gay Liberation Movement Demonstration.
Officials in San Francisco on Monday were able to mark the reopening of City Hall for the first time in over a year with another momentous occasion: the raising of the Pride flag to celebrate the annual LGBTQ Pride Month Kickoff.
San Francisco played a critical role in fighting AIDS in America and around the world, leaders and activists said Saturday at a ceremony in Golden Gate Park to mark the 40th anniversary of the first reported cases of the illness.
For the first time in the city's history, Gilroy is flying the Pride flag outside City Hall, but not without controversy.
When the San Francisco Giants take the field Saturday against the Chicago Cubs, they will become the first Major League Baseball team to incorporate Pride colors on their on-field uniforms, honoring the LGBTQ+ community and helping to kick-off the city's annual month of Pride celebrations.
The 26th annual Pink Triangle lighting ceremony kicked off Pride month with music amidst heavy fog and elected leaders including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi high above San Francisco Tuesday night.
With the roar of an engine, Dykes on Bikes kicked off Pride Month in the Bay Area with the first ever Pink Torch Procession from Oakland to San Francisco to light the pink triangle on Twin Peaks.
The City of Novato announced Tuesday plans for the city's first ever LGBTQ+ celebrations for Pride Month, which will include online events and new city logos.
Cities across the country and around the world will hold events throughout the month to recognize and celebrate the LGBTQ community.
To launch Pride Month, a pink torch will be run from Oakland across the Bay Bridge to the acre-sized pink triangle on San Francisco's Twin Peaks, which will be illuminated Tuesday night in an opening ceremony.
Volunteers installed the 26th annual Pink Triangle on Twin Peaks in San Francisco on Saturday afternoon in preparation for the start of Pride Month on Tuesday.
Organizers behind Frameline, also known as the San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival, announced on Tuesday its 17-day-long schedule for this year's festival, its 45th, which they plan to be the biggest in the festival's history.
Family and friends of Natalia Smut, a transgender woman murdered in Milpitas last month, are mourning her loss and the loss of a lifetime of potential that will now never be realized.
Caitlyn Jenner, the former Olympic champion and current California gubernatorial candidate, says she opposes allowing transgender girls to compete in girls' sports at school.
A local figure who came to wider fame as a drag star is breaking barriers in Bay Area politics after she announced her candidacy to be the next chair of the San Francisco Democratic Party.
The extreme challenges of being transgender in prison
The student-driven protests in support of Palestinians in Gaza are gaining steam in the Bay Area, with San Francisco State joining other campuses by erecting its own protest encampment while receiving some vocal support from faculty members as well.
The Goldman Environmental Prize – also known as the Green Nobel Awards - was held early Monday evening at the War Memorial Opera in San Francisco.
A man who was condemned to death row at San Quentin State Prison in 1998 was found dead in his cell Monday and authorities are investigating it as a suicide, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
For a lot of commuters, getting on BART for their commute is a race against the clock. But a group of UC Berkeley students recently made that daily rush an actual race the goal of setting a world record awaiting them at the finish line.
Police in San Francisco on Monday released surveillance footage of a vehicle linked to a deadly hit-and-run that took place earlier this year, as they search for the driver.
The student-driven protests in support of Palestinians in Gaza are gaining steam in the Bay Area, with San Francisco State joining other campuses by erecting its own protest encampment while receiving some vocal support from faculty members as well.
The Goldman Environmental Prize – also known as the Green Nobel Awards - was held early Monday evening at the War Memorial Opera in San Francisco.
A man who was condemned to death row at San Quentin State Prison in 1998 was found dead in his cell Monday and authorities are investigating it as a suicide, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
For a lot of commuters, getting on BART for their commute is a race against the clock. But a group of UC Berkeley students recently made that daily rush an actual race the goal of setting a world record awaiting them at the finish line.
Police in San Francisco on Monday released surveillance footage of a vehicle linked to a deadly hit-and-run that took place earlier this year, as they search for the driver.
The student-driven protests in support of Palestinians in Gaza are gaining steam in the Bay Area, with San Francisco State joining other campuses by erecting its own protest encampment while receiving some vocal support from faculty members as well.
The Goldman Environmental Prize – also known as the Green Nobel Awards - was held early Monday evening at the War Memorial Opera in San Francisco.
Police in San Francisco on Monday released surveillance footage of a vehicle linked to a deadly hit-and-run that took place earlier this year, as they search for the driver.
A major antitrust class action landed in federal court in San Francisco, alleging six major hotel operators colluded to fix prices for their rooms using AI-powered software.
Authorities in San Mateo County gave an update Monday on a task force aimed at stopping organized retail theft on the Peninsula, saying the effort has led to nearly 90 arrests in six months.
For a lot of commuters, getting on BART for their commute is a race against the clock. But a group of UC Berkeley students recently made that daily rush an actual race the goal of setting a world record awaiting them at the finish line.
A mentally disabled man who San Leandro police officers beat with batons and Tased in 2019 will receive $3.9 million from the city to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit, his attorney announced Monday.
On Monday, while police confront protesters at university student actions over Israel's war in Gaza from Texas to New York, a sprawling student encampment at UC Berkeley has remained calm.
The Alameda County coroner on Monday identified three out of the four members of the Pleasanton family who died in a fiery solo vehicle crash into a tree last Wednesday night.
More than 50 storage units were destroyed and an investigation has been launched after a fire broke out at a storage facility in Fremont early Monday morning.
The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office said several people were injured when a deputy crashed into an SUV while pursuing a suspect in San Jose.
A 73-year-old Saratoga man has died from injuries suffered in a collision earlier this year in West San Jose, authorities said Monday.
Caltrans will be allowing one-hour, twice-daily convoys on Highway 1 past the Rocky Creek road washout starting Monday.
A woman found shot to death in downtown San Jose Friday night was the city's 12th homicide of the year, police said.
Bay Area scientists are using cutting-edge technology to better understand the decline in bird populations while finding ways to help species that are challenged.
A man who was condemned to death row at San Quentin State Prison in 1998 was found dead in his cell Monday and authorities are investigating it as a suicide, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Pro-Palestinian protests have reached the campus of Sonoma State University, with students setting up a tent encampment and calling for an end to the violence in Gaza.
A man suspected of threatening a Santa Rosa restaurant worker with a sword before stealing an alcoholic beverage over the weekend was arrested early Monday morning, police said.
The 16-year-old child of the co-founder of messaging app Slack was located Saturday and reunited safely with their family.
Federal officials this week announced the unsealing of a December 2020 indictment that charged two Chinese nationals with illegally conspiring to export advanced semiconductor technology to a manufacturer in China.
With much of the roster that made it to the Super Bowl last season still present, the San Francisco 49ers didn't have too many position holes to fill headed into last week's NFL draft.
Thairo Estrada and Mike Yastrzemski hit back-to-back home runs in the third inning to lead the Giants to a 3-2 victory over the Pirates on Sunday.
Closer Craig Kimbrel blew his second save in as many opportunities and departed with a possible injury as the Oakland Athletics rallied to a 7-6, series-deciding victory over the Baltimore Orioles.
Bryan Reynolds and Ke'Bryan Hayes hit back-to-back homers in the 10th inning to help the Pittsburgh Pirates outlast the San Francisco Giants 4-3 on Saturday night.
Cole Irvin scattered four hits over seven innings and the Orioles beat the Oakland A's 7-0 on Saturday.
A man who was condemned to death row at San Quentin State Prison in 1998 was found dead in his cell Monday and authorities are investigating it as a suicide, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Police in San Francisco on Monday released surveillance footage of a vehicle linked to a deadly hit-and-run that took place earlier this year, as they search for the driver.
Authorities in San Mateo County gave an update Monday on a task force aimed at stopping organized retail theft on the Peninsula, saying the effort has led to nearly 90 arrests in six months.
The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office said several people were injured when a deputy crashed into an SUV while pursuing a suspect in San Jose.
A U.S. Marshals Service fugitive task force was attempting to serve a warrant in Charlotte when the shooting started, the police said.
With more Californians switching to electric vehicles, some drivers say the infrastructure needs are changing substantially.
TikTok has grown from a niche teen app into a global trendsetter and, according to U.S. officials, a security threat.
Federal officials this week announced the unsealing of a December 2020 indictment that charged two Chinese nationals with illegally conspiring to export advanced semiconductor technology to a manufacturer in China.
Google's corporate parent Alphabet Inc. has released a quarterly report showing it's still reaping double-digit revenue gains from its digital advertising empire while sowing potentially lucrative new ground in artificial intelligence.
Congo's government is questioning Apple about the tech company's knowledge of "blood minerals" from a conflict zone in the African country that could be smuggled into supply chains.
California is partnering with a New Jersey-based pharmaceutical company to purchase a generic version of Narcan, the most well-known version of naloxone that can save a person's life during an opioid overdose.
Around 1 in 5 retail milk samples had tested positive for the bird flu virus, but further tests show it was not infectious.
The White House had been due to decide on the menthol cigarette rule in March.
First known HIV cases from a nonsterile injection for cosmetic reasons highlights the risk of unlicensed providers.
The California Department of Public Health issued a warning to distributors and retailers to not sell raw oysters from a Korean company over a potential link to norovirus cases.
The student-driven protests in support of Palestinians in Gaza are gaining steam in the Bay Area, with San Francisco State joining other campuses by erecting its own protest encampment while receiving some vocal support from faculty members as well.
On Monday, while police confront protesters at university student actions over Israel's war in Gaza from Texas to New York, a sprawling student encampment at UC Berkeley has remained calm.
A group of West Portal business owners and neighbors have successfully slowed the planning process for a traffic safety project that was fast-tracked by the city following a deadly collision last month.
Pro-Palestinian protests have reached the campus of Sonoma State University, with students setting up a tent encampment and calling for an end to the violence in Gaza.
California is partnering with a New Jersey-based pharmaceutical company to purchase a generic version of Narcan, the most well-known version of naloxone that can save a person's life during an opioid overdose.
One of San Francisco's oldest LGBTQ bars, on Saturday the Stud re-opened it's doors for the first time in four years at a new location.
A California judge has tentatively sided with state Attorney General Rob Bonta in a dispute over the title of a proposed ballot measure that would require school staff to notify parents if their child asks to change gender identification at schools.
On Friday morning, a special ceremony held on board the USNS Harvey Milk paid homage to the San Francisco gay rights icon who is its namesake.
CBS News national security correspondent David Martin says the naming of the USNS Harvey Milk is a statement that LGBTQ+ rights matter in the U.S.
The naming of the USNS Harvey Milk is just one sign of a very different U.S. military than what many LGBTQ veterans experienced, including one Bay Area army veteran, who reflected on his painful exit from service and how things have changed.
Paramount said long-time CEO Bob Bakish will leave the company, which is in discussions to explore a sale or merger.
The vinyl sales alone were monumental, Billboard said, with "the largest sales week for an album on vinyl in the modern era."
Michael Gira and his experimental post-punk band Swans return to San Francisco for these two shows at the Great American Music Hall starting Wednesday.
One of Canada's most celebrated modern-rock bands visits the Bay Area this weekend when Metz brings its current tour for the trio's new album "Up On Gravity Hill" to San Jose and San Francisco.
A Bay Area film producer who co-founded the Landmark cinema chain sees local theaters as almost sacred spaces.
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, the Oakland Unified School District has seen an alarming spike in the number of unhoused students in the school system who deal with a host of challenges far beyond what most children face.
Meteorologist and CBS News Bay Area's resident pilot Lt. Jessica Burch got a treat during Fleet Week, taking to the skies with one of the Blue Angels.
A Bay Area man discovered his devastating loss left him with a new opportunity to rethink how he lives -- follow his journey in virtual reality, 360-degree video.
A groundbreaking medical study involving the UCSF Medical Center has shown some colorectal cancer patients can safely skip radiation treatment and enjoy a potentially higher quality of life.
Every day, San Francisco bar pilot Captain Zach Kellerman goes through what might just be the world's most dangerous commute.
Kenny Choi reports on the unexpected hurdle facing construction for new accessory dwelling units in Montara. (4/29/2024)
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Itay Hod reports on a group of transit-obsessed UC Berkeley students taking on a social media challenge to ride BART to every stop in record time.
Andrew Haubner reports on UC Davis veterinary student Annika Bram and her rescue dog Frannie, whose journey to wellness has made her thousands of fans around the world. (4/29/2024)
A Redwood City man changed his career path - from running Stanford's Digital Language Lab to going to beauty school - so he could serve his community in a way that's more meaningful to him.
A San Francisco-based nonprofit created by this week's Jefferson Award winner helps low income and unsheltered people stay healthy and feel good about themselves.
A trio who's led the way in keeping San Mateo County beaches clean is launching a whale of an idea for Earth Day.
Two Peninsula mothers are encouraging San Mateo County youth to think about how they can care for the environment and express themselves using the video tools they already use.
An Oakland man is bringing families together to break the cycle of violence in a neighborhood known for violent crime.
It's hard enough to graduate from one of the most prestigious schools in the country when you're the first in your family to go to college. Imagine doing that while you're also trying to protect your parents from being deported?
Some students who are the first in their families to go to college face the challenge of balancing a rigorous academic load while still working to help support their family back home.
A onetime pupil has now become a student advisor, giving back after years of mentorship led him to success.
Police departments all over the country are having a hard time finding new officers, but one Bay Area student is criss-crossing the world while preparing for a career in law enforcement here at home.
When most people graduate from college, they tend to focus on one job. But this month's Students Rising Above scholar is currently juggling multiple workplace assignments.